One Airport's Plan To End Bird Strikes And Rid Runways Of Frisky Fowl
People are sick and tired of birds screwing things up not only at New York-LaGuardia, but also at the Eugene, Oregon airport, and they are going to do something about it. Instead of nets or supersonic noisemakers, airport officials are evicting the foul fowl. After all, it’s the airport’s land now, so if you don’t pay the rent you’re out at the end of the month.
The airport is considering filling in a couple of ponds around the runways. The thought is, that without a place to call home, the troublemaker birds will pack up and get the hell out of town. They can’t just call the local dirt dude though, they are requesting permission from the US Army Corps of Engineers and the State Department of Lands—who knew you had to get so much permission?
So far this year there have been six bird strikes at the airport. However, if the birds aren’t getting in the way, it sounds like a good place to bird watch an afternoon away. They have red tail hawks, American kestrels, and even barn owls. If they do get the go-ahead to fill in the ponds, they will have to create or restore an equal amount of wetlands—so at least the birdies will have somewhere else to go.
Related Stories:
· Airport Seeks to Fill Ponds to Cut Threat of Bird Strikes [Register Guard]
· T4 At JFK Has Gone To The Birds [Jaunted]
· Airport News coverage [Jaunted]
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